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Vinony

New Caledonia

proper noun

  1. French Pacific island territory
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ / /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ / /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/

name

Etymology: Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie.

  1. An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.
  2. A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company, which became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.
  3. A short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital).